Rich in songs is the history of slavery. Toiling on the Great Pyramids, Egyptian slaves intoned rhythmical chants (sample: “Hey, you, work! You, get up!”). Dixie’s Negroes put body & soul into their ...
Mat Callahan is a musician and insurgent historian whose latest project is, “Songs of Slavery and Emancipation.” The book and double-album were released on June 17 by Jalopy Records in New York and a ...